BOSTON – No. 5 Boston College faces rival Boston University in the first round of the 68th Beanpot at 8 p.m. on Monday (Feb. 3) at TD Garden in the 45th all-time meeting between the schools in tournament history. The game will be televised live by NESN, NHL Network, and TSN in Canada. Radio coverage begins 15 minutes prior to faceoff on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com.
BEANPOT BREAKDOWN
• BC (20) and BU (30) have combined for 50 Beanpot titles, while Harvard (11) and Northeastern (7) have combined for just 17 in the 67 previous editions of the event
• NU (2018, 2019) and Harvard (2017) have both won the Beanpot more recently than BC (2016) and BU (2015)
• The last time BC had to wait four years between Beanpot trophies was between its 2004 and 2008 titles
• Boston College shut out No.